Thai Pork with Basil

A fresh and fragrant dish

25 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 10 minutes

243 calories per serving view nutrition facts

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1	pound	pork tenderloin	trimmed of all fat and sinew
1	each	basil	bunch (2 cups leaves)
4	each	scallions, spring or green onions
3	tablespoons	peanut oil
2	cloves	garlic	peeled and minced
3	each	chilies	red or green, hot, thinly sliced
2	teaspoons	fish sauce
2	teaspoons	soy sauce
1	teaspoon	sugar
1/4	cup	chicken broth	or water

Thinly slice the pork across the grain.

Wash, dry and stem the basil.

Mince the white part of the scallion.

Cut the green part into 1 inch pieces.

Heat the wok over a high flame.

Swirl in the oil and heat almost to smoking.

Add the garlic, chilies and white part of scallions and cook for 10 seconds.

Add the pork and stir fry for 1 minute.

Add the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, stock and green part of scallions and bring mixture to a boil.

Stir in the basil and cook for 20 seconds or until the leaves are wilted and the pork is cooked.

The dish is supposed to be soupy.

Serve at once with rice or noodles.

Serving Size 161g

Amount per Serving

Calories 243 51% of calories from fat